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The Mobility Advantage: Improving Operational Efficiency and Accountability in Federal Agencies
White Papers This white paper explores how mobility can dramatically improve the efficiency of federal agencies. Every day, employees in a wide range of agencies must make on-the-spot mission critical decisions to protect the nation's food supply, borders, and...
[August 4, 2009, 0:00]
Effective Compliance Strategies for Federal Agencies
White Papers Navigating the complex web of compliance mandates - including OMB Circulars A-11, A-130 and A-123 - can become an overwhelming burden that can compromise an agency's real mission. However, if managed effectively, compliance delivers good governance...
[November 16, 2006, 0:00]
US report urges slow road to XML
News A new report is cautioning US federal agencies to go slowly in adopting XML. The General Accounting Office found that, in the absence of any formal governmental policy or standard on XML, federal agencies might want to hold back before adopting the...
[April 9, 2002, 9:15]
Australian gov't calls on experts over DDoS attack
News Security experts from Australia's Department of Defence have been called in to assist federal government agencies that were targeted by a denial-of-service attack on Wednesday night, with sources predicting further attacks.
[September 10, 2009, 10:18]
Increasing Cyber Security Readiness With Adaptive Threat Management: Essential Insights for Strengthening the Federal Response to Cyber Attacks
White Papers By leveraging existing network infrastructures, Juniper Networks Adaptive Threat Management Solutions enable federal agencies to realize a greater return on their security investment, reducing TCO while boosting cyber security, compliance and...
[July 13, 2009, 1:21]
US Government Web tracking under scrutiny
News Dozens of federal agencies are tracking visits to US government Web sites in violation of long-standing rules designed to protect online privacy, an investigation by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has shown.
[January 5, 2006, 14:05]
Achieving Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance (FDCC) with Lumension® Solutions
White Papers The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) is an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated security configuration set applicable within United States Federal Government agencies. All federal agencies that utilize or plan an upgrade to...
[October 29, 2009, 15:53]
US Report: White House orders crackdown on software piracy
News The White House ordered federal agencies to purge their networks of pirated software Thursday -- and urged other governments to follow its lead. With federal agencies among the largest users of software, a renewed effort to stamp out piracy among...
[October 2, 1998, 11:32]
Australian government offers open-source guide
News A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia on Wednesday.
[July 7, 2004, 10:55]
US e-government wins higher ratings
News US federal agencies are beginning to make progress on e-government, says an official management report The OMB, which is responsible for the Bush administration's management agenda, has previously rated only two agencies as successfully...
[July 15, 2004, 13:20]
US agencies demand tighter software security
News Five federal agencies, led by the US Department of Energy, plan to discuss a new set of government contracting practices that hold software makers accountable for making their products more resistant to viruses and hackers.
[September 23, 2003, 11:14]
US government ignoring RFID risks
News RFID is becoming increasingly popular inside the US government, but agencies have not seriously considered the privacy risks, federal auditors said. In a report published Friday, the Government Accountability Office said that 13 of the largest...
[May 31, 2005, 9:45]
US agencies want ways to spend $20bn on IT
News A recent report suggests that US government agencies still have plenty of money to spend on information technology projects as they approach the end of the federal fiscal year. FedLeads based its estimate for fourth-quarter spending on past-year...
[September 3, 2003, 11:10]
Feds go after Sars spammers
News Two federal agencies are targeting sites and spammers that promote Sars cures and prevention products, saying they must remove the misleading information or risk penalties. Both agencies said they sent warnings to the sites touting Sars products.
[May 12, 2003, 9:12]
Homeland agency scores 'F' for network security
News US federal departments and agencies are showing some improvement in protecting their computer networks, but many -- including the Department of Homeland Security -- are failing, according to a government report released on Tuesday.
[December 10, 2003, 7:55]
Cyberattack threat spurs US rethink on power grids
News US Congress has already been consulting with federal agencies and industry associations over how to craft such legislation. After a particular vulnerability, dubbed 'Aurora', was discovered in 2007 at the Idaho National Laboratory, the subcommittee...
[September 15, 2008, 13:35]
Aussie agencies accused of locking out open source
News The private members' bill that Greig foreshadowed in July and tabled in Parliament yesterday aims to make federal IT procurement agencies more accountable for their software purchase decisions. Australian Democrat senator Brian Greig yesterday...
[September 19, 2003, 9:30]
US homeland security to police the Net
News The bill -- which sets the stage for the largest federal reorganisation since the Defence Department was formed in 1947 -- does more than reshuffle government agencies. After the federal reorganisation is complete, the new department will mash...
[November 21, 2002, 11:55]
Xerox copier can 'talk' to the blind
News Xerox, along with other IT and electronics makers, are increasingly making their products accessible to people with disabilities so they can land sales with federal agencies and a growing number of state offices across the US.
[March 21, 2003, 15:32]
FBI: Help us fight hackers
News As cybercrime has continued to become more sophisticated and organised, federal agencies have increasingly sought to partner with the private sector. This year, Larkin estimated, one in 10 attendees might represent federal agencies, he said.
[August 3, 2006, 9:10]
